MINISTER GAYTON MCKENZIE’S STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR BORDER CONTROL MEASURES AND IMMIGRATION ACTION
“For the sake of absolute clarity, I wish to place on record that my recent public remarks expressing support for US President Donald Trump and the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were made in my capacity as President of the Patriotic Alliance, not in my capacity as Minister of Sport, Arts and […]
ADVOCATE SIMELANE’S NDPP INTERVIEW: LEGAL CLARITY, STRATEGIC CONFIDENCE, AND A CASE FOR PRACTICAL JUSTICE
Advocate Simelane’s recent interview in the context of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) process was far more than a routine media engagement. It was a deliberate, composed, and intellectually commanding moment on national television—one that revealed a legal mind fully aware of the moment, the scrutiny, and the weight of public accountability. Watching […]
ANDY KAWA STORY: RECOGNITION, RESURRECTION AND RESTITUTION
There are wounds that never fully close. They remain tender beneath the scar, reminders of violence that was not only physical but existential. On a December evening in 2010, on the shores of King’s Beach in Port Elizabeth, Andy Kawa was cast into such a wound. What unfolded was more than an assault on her […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS BY KZN SAPS COMMISSIONER
President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted statements made earlier today in a media briefing by SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. President Ramaphosa said: “This is a matter of grave national security concern that is receiving the highest priority attention. It is vital that the integrity of the country’s security services is safeguarded and […]
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE COL DANIEL “TOUCH” KGWETE
This is my final salute to an officer and a gentleman, a dear friend, comrade and colleague. The Early Days A Freedom Fighter, a Journalist, a Legal Mind and an Air Force Officer, Maokeng Daniel Kgwete (best known as Zetkin ‘Touch’ Nokwe in uMkhonto weSizwe [MK]), passed away on 29 April 2025 after a short […]